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Vinony

cystidium

noun

  1. type of cell
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-der.? Ancient Greek κύω (kúō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst English -idium English cystidium From cyst + -idium.

  1. A relatively large cell found on the hymenium of a basidiomycete